HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-26 Public Comment - L. Rus-Ogilvie - Application 25296 Rocky Mountain Flats SPFrom:Lavonne Rus-Ogilvie
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Application 25296 Rocky Mountain Flats SP
Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2026 9:36:22 AM
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Dear Director of Community Development,
RE: Formal Public Comment for Application #25296: Rocky Mountain Flats at 5532 Fowler
Lane
Lack of Public Notice to Impacted Neighbors
I walk daily on the southeast border of this proposed development. There is no visible public
signage near the corner of Meah and the park. This is the residential area that would be most
impacted by development on the 10-acre site. I’ve only learned Information about this site by
word of mouth.
Traffic Access
Stucky Road and the corner of Stucky and Fowler need to be addressed before adding another
large development. Please review safe and efficient circulation considerations.
Inadequate Parking
Any development on this 10-acre site would need to provide 100% on-site parking spots for
future residents (not including park perimeter pull-in spots).
Why?
1. The location is completely car dependent. At a minimum, each unit would require
a vehicle (To get to work, most households have 2 vehicles). There are no mass
transportation options nearby.
2. Because there are units with 2,3, and 4 bedrooms. There is a high likelihood that
residents will require multiple parking spaces.
3. Because this is not an urban setting, there is no place for spill-over street parking--
as one might find in a city. Therefore, the site must provide 100% parking for all units.
Also, Meadow Creek homes should not have daily “spill over” parking lining their
streets (of special concern are Meah, S. 31st, and S. 30th.)
4. There is absolutely no overflow parking access on 3 sides of the site due to a field,
Fowler, and a land buffer between Buffalo Run—compressing pressure to the east and
into Meadow Creek.
5. For pedestrian safety and access to the park, the city needs to ensure that the city
park east of S. 30th (includes Meadow Creek + land from Buffalo Run and proposed
Rocky Mountain Flats) is not surrounded by permanently parked cars. Children,
runners, families, and dog walkers frequently cross the streets (Meah and S. 30th) to
access the park.
6. The city also needs to guarantee the right of future residents and their guests to
have safe, accessible, and available parking near their units. With Type C affordable
housing incentives, let’s make sure our shift workers like firefighters and first-year
nurses are able to arrive home safely after a shift to a guaranteed parking spot near
their door.
7. The current Rocky Mountain Flats application includes 0.75% parking per unit. It is
unconscionable to even consider a deficit in parking spaces before any city approval.
Thank you for carefully considering all aspects of development on these 10 acres.
Lavonne Rus-Ogilvie
3428 S. 30th Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59718